Lantian Pass is an extremely important pass on the ancient trade route. It is only more than 90 miles away from the boundary of Lantian to the west. It can be called a barrier in the middle of the pass. Most of the time, heavy troops will be gathered to guard against Luoyang, Nanyang, Jingchu and other places. The army followed the ancient Shang Yu Road to invade Guanzhong, so the city gates were built extremely heavily. Simply trying to break the city with gunpowder would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
In the dark night, the cold wind was blowing, and the lanterns at the top of the city were swaying under the cold wind. The orange light flickered on and off, and the city was completely dark.
The guards at the city gate were a little slack. A soldier on night duty, holding a horizontal sword, leaned under the arrow stack at the city head to avoid the cold wind, yawning in confusion...
Pao Ze next to him glanced out through the gap in the arrow stack. It was pitch black under the city. Only the howling wind could be heard, but there was nothing unusual about it. He turned around, paused under the arrows, shrank his body and put his hands in his sleeves, complaining softly: "It's almost spring, and it's still so cold. It's really hard to stay on night duty... I'm out of seclusion today. Are those private soldiers of the Changsun family? They look very energetic and full of murderous intent. Fang Erlang may not be able to escape disaster this time."
There was some sighing and admiration in the words.
The dozing guard didn't even open his eyes and muttered: "How can we care about that? But then again, those Guanlong nobles are usually just pampered and exploiting everywhere, but this time they actually want to depose the East Palace... Look Look at what they have done to Guanzhong now. Spring plowing has begun, but there is chaos everywhere. Almost all the young and strong people have been drafted into the army to besiege the imperial city. They are probably the ones who "bring disaster to the country and the people"... It's a pity that unparalleled heroes like Fang Erlang are not there. He died on the battlefield and was wrapped in horse leather, but he died on the ancient Shangyu Road. God has no eyes."
Another guard simply sat on the cold city bricks and spat fiercely: "Mother! These bunch of traitors and thieves..."
Nowadays, most of Guanzhong is occupied by the Guanlong army, and all the clans in the world are allied with Guanlong. Neither the Sixth Army of the East Palace nor the Youtun Guards can attack here, and it is very safe.
But everyone felt a little sorry for Fang Jun.
Some time ago, Fang Jun led his troops to pass by this place, but the officer who guarded the pass did not stop him. He seemed to be heading to Luoyang. Today, more than a thousand fine cavalry came out of the pass. According to the captain, they were chasing Fang Jun. They were determined to leave him outside Lantian Pass on the Shangyu Road so that he could not return to Chang'an.
Although the Guanlong army dominates the situation, not all the armies that obey its command are direct descendants of Guanlong. There are millions of people in Qinchuan within 800 miles, so how can they all be direct descendants of the Guanlong clan? He just relied on his huge reputation and influence from all sides to rule Guanlong.
However, this kind of rule is more similar to an "alliance". In fact, the population directly attributed to the Guanlong clan is only a few million.
The other soldiers who are not directly from the Guanlong clan, although they take orders from the Guanlong clan, have their own interests, likes and dislikes.
There is no direct conflict of interest between them and Fang Jun. Without family grudges and interest entanglements, their opinions will naturally be fair and tolerant. Under this background, who is a bloody Guanzhong son who would not be amazed and impressed by Fang Jun's brilliant achievements?
Maybe these people don't care who will be the emperor, but as a pillar of the country like Fang Jun, a generation of outstanding people who are destined to go down in history, no one wants to see him die miserably in this dark and rugged ancient Shang-Yu road...
However, the Changsun family's thousands of elite cavalry have been out of the border for a long time, and they will definitely launch a surprise attack tonight. With three times the force, an unexpected sneak attack, and the narrow terrain of the ancient Shangyu Road, all factors are doomed to Fang Jun's entire army being annihilated this time. .
What a pity...
There was some rustling sound in the cold wind. The squatting soldier stood up and glanced down at the city. He found nothing unusual. The cold wind blew in his face from the gap in the arrow stack, choking him and almost bringing tears to his eyes. , quickly retracted his head and squatted down again.
Immediately, some more sounds were faintly heard.
The soldier didn't want to get up and look, so he asked in a low voice: "Did you hear any strange noises?"
Another soldier was about to fall asleep in a daze. When he heard this, he was startled and said angrily: "What strange noise can there be in the middle of the night? Maybe it's a fox or a muntjac. Why don't you go down and have a look."
"I'm not stupid. How cold is it? Moreover, the captain has ordered that the doors be closed tonight. Even if there are merchants who want to enter, they won't be able to..."
The man shook his head, but before he finished speaking, he felt the city gate beneath his feet shake violently, and then a dull thunderous sound came into his ears, shaking his eardrums, and his whole head seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer.
"boom!"
The dull sound became more and more sudden in the silent night sky, immediately waking up all the guards after closing the door. The guarding captain was shaken from his bed by the huge shaking and fell to the ground. After waking up, he got up from the ground, pulled off a piece of clothing and kicked open the door. He saw the city gate not far away filled with smoke. , the wooden city gate had been blown to pieces, and countless fragments of wood splattered in front of the city gate.
The city gate seemed to have turned into a huge chimney, with billowing smoke rising up and then blown away by the wind, filling the air below the pass.
Before he could recover, he heard a burst of horse hoofs coming from far and near, like rolling thunder, which made the city gate tremble. The face of the school captain guarding the gate changed drastically, and he shouted: "The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking! Hurry up and hold on! Chengguan!"
Now in the Guanzhong war, the two sides are evenly matched. If an army breaks into Guanzhong from Lantian Pass at this time and attacks the Guanlong army's rear line, it will inevitably cause a shocking reversal of the situation. When those noble masters of Guanlong are blamed, will I, a little captain, be skinned alive?
However, before the guards could gather into formation, they saw a group of cavalry suddenly jumping out of the smoke in the city gate. The armor and weapons on the men and horses shone coldly under the light of the lanterns, and they had an awe-inspiring murderous aura as if they were regional demons. .
The leading general galloped on his horse and knocked a guard to the ground with his sword while he was marching. He shouted: "Fang Jun is here, get out of the way quickly, otherwise he will be killed without mercy!"
In the shadow of the famous human tree, the name Fang Jun is almost the most shining presence in the Tang Dynasty military today. He is not only an idol worshiped by all soldiers, but also a fiercely fluttering flag for the military!
Many soldiers knew that the elite cavalry of the Changsun family came out of the gate to attack Fang Jun. However, at this moment, Fang Jun suddenly broke through the barrier and entered, but the elite cavalry of the Changsun family was nowhere to be seen. There was no need to guess the result? Since the elite knights of the Changsun family are helpless against Fang Jun, why should we fight to the death?
Moreover, Fang Er and his soldiers are all brave men who have fought in the north and south. How can they stay even if they risk their lives?
If you are thoughtful, you should immediately step back with your weapon in hand. At this move, the people around Pao Ze also reacted. No one wanted to stand in the way of Fang Jun's charge, so they all retreated, lest they could avoid him, and cleared the way inside the pass.
Fang Jun took the lead, leading his soldiers to rush forward wildly, rolling up countless ice shards and snow foam on the ground, just like the bow of a ship splitting waves without any stagnation, the sound of hoofbeats rumbled, and they flew away.
Countless guards were left standing in confusion at the foot of Lantian Pass, staring at the backs of the cavalry who were retreating, looking at each other...
The captain who guarded the gate almost went crazy. He kicked a soldier to the ground and shouted angrily: "Mother! Are you all just eating hard food? You are so greedy for life and afraid of death, you are just a bastard! That second room is from the East Palace." Pillar, let him return to Chang'an, and you will all be waiting to be punished!"
The soldiers looked frightened, but in fact they secretly curled their lips: You said so toughly, why were you so far away just now, and I didn't see you rushing forward to stop me?
Of course, the city guard captain would not rush to stop Fang Jun, and that was not the way to die... It would be enough to just yell and scold him and spread the blame evenly, so as not to bear the responsibility alone.
Looking at the city gate that was blown to pieces, the captain said with a gloomy face: "Send a horse to Chang'an quickly to report that the Changsun family's cavalry is missing. Fang Jun made a surprise attack at night, and we can't resist it." Firearms attack has broken through the city gate."
As long as it is emphasized that "firearms are powerful and irresistible", most of the culpability can naturally be exempted. Fang Er himself is a famous general today, and his subordinates are all brave men. The firearms he is equipped with are even more powerful. We are just some soldiers guarding the gate. Why can't we stop him?
Hundreds of thousands of troops, known as the elite of Guanlong, besieged the imperial city, and even the Zuotun Guards, one of the sixteen guards, were beaten to pieces and their bodies were lying on their pillows?
It’s not that our army is incompetent, but that Fang Er is too fierce. It’s not my fault...
At the same time, a group of soldiers were sent out to search along the ancient Shang-Yu Road. Since Fang Jun raided the city gate, it means that the more than a thousand cavalry of the Changsun family have been defeated. The results of the battle between the two sides will not be known until the battlefield is found. It is best to have those more than a thousand cavalry. The entire army was wiped out, which would further highlight Fang Junzhi's strength and prowess, and then he would not appear so incompetent if he lost the city gate.
But he also warned: "It's just a matter of exploring. If you encounter wounded soldiers under Fang Er's command, don't be embarrassed, just pretend that you can't see them."
Everyone knows that Fang Er is very defensive. If any of his wounded soldiers were killed on the ancient road for treatment but were killed, he would be very angry. I am just a small guard, how can I resist Fang Er's anger?
The guy went crazy, but he had always ignored it, so there was no need to offend this guy to death...
